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eFast Malware Hijacks Browser With Chrome Clone (malwarebytes.org)

An anonymous reader writes with a report at The Stack that: eFast Browser, a new malicious adware which disguises itself as Google Chrome, has hijacked internet users' systems in an apparent effort to serve its own ads and harvest user activity to sell to third-party advertisers. It is able to mirror the aesthetics of Chrome as it uses the same source code, available across the open-source project Chromium. Once installed, eFast places ads across existing web pages, linking to third-party e-commerce sites or other malicious platforms.

183 comments

  1. Mirrors the aesthetics of Chome? It's Firefox?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hmmm, "disguises itself as Google Chrome" and "mirror[s] the aesthetics of Chrome".

    Sounds like Firefox!

  2. Windows only by Crowd+Computing · · Score: 4, Informative

    The program appears to be available only for Windows.

    1. Re:Windows only by hairyfeet · · Score: 1

      Uhhh...you DID read TFA, yes? Its a browser based on Chromium and Chromium is cross platform so all they have to do is compile it for Linux and OSX. And if you think its hard to get an end user infected on Linux its actually surprisingly easy using the same way most malware is spread, social engineering. Remembeer the weakest link in ANY security system is always the user, doesn't matter what the OS is.

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  3. Begun The Clone War Has by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I'm still the outlier, refusing to use Google or Windows.

    But, I still don't feel safe.

  4. LOL, w00t? by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It is unclear whether the browser adheres to a privacy policy

    LOL, WTF??? So, malware which rips out your browser, puts itself in its place, and then serves you ads and whatever the hell else it does ... and they're asking if it adheres to a damned privacy policy?

    Anything which installs itself like that can safely be assumed to not give a flying crap about your damned privacy.

    Why the hell they even ponder if something like this follows a privacy policy? It's malware. No, it isn't going to have a privacy policy.

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    1. Re:LOL, w00t? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

      Personally, I'm not seeing much practical difference between this eFast browser and Google Chrome. The goals of the two products seem to be identical, though eFast is more pushy and less honest during the installation phase.

    2. Re:LOL, w00t? by cant_get_a_good_nick · · Score: 1

      what does privacy policy even do? The privacy policy could consist of solely "fuck you we'll do what we want" and still be a policy.

    3. Re:LOL, w00t? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I wonder if actual humans were involved in marking this comment a score of -1. I think a valid point is bing made.

    4. Re:LOL, w00t? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      No, a valid point is google made.

    5. Re:LOL, w00t? by meerling · · Score: 1

      Kind of like the mugger that just took your wallet probably wasn't wearing a condom when he robbed you.

      And yes, I know exactly what I did there, and it was intentional, so before you complain, think about it. If you still don't get it, don't bother, you probably never will.

  5. I wonder by NotInHere · · Score: 1

    is it hosted at sourceforge?

    1. Re:I wonder by parkinglot777 · · Score: 1

      http://sourceforge.net/project... It is just an empty project in sourceforge and was registered back in 2012.

    2. Re:I wonder by rholtzjr · · Score: 1

      Well there is information on the SF account isn't there?

    3. Re:I wonder by Khyber · · Score: 2

      There's more information than there should be, that's for sure.

      http://sourceforge.net/project... - check that out. Odds are we can find this person VERY EASILY.

      Also possibly involved accounts (from checking other contributors to other projects listed from the originally-linked account):

      http://sourceforge.net/u/rosha...
      http://sourceforge.net/u/dllth...

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  6. eFast Bad - Google Good?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Wait, eFast is using the open source Chromium code to build a browser to serve ads and collect user PII, and that is wrong, but when Google uses the same open source code base to build a browser to serve ads and collect user PII that's great?!?

    WTF?!?

    1. Re:eFast Bad - Google Good?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Wait, eFast is using the open source Chromium code to build a browser to serve ads and collect user PII, and that is wrong, but when Google uses the same open source code base to build a browser to serve ads and collect user PII that's great?!?

      WTF?!?

      Pointing out the truth about Google on Slashdot... that's a paddlin'

    2. Re: eFast Bad - Google Good?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      How DARE you disrespect the Goog?!

      Be gone!

    3. Re:eFast Bad - Google Good?!? by Rob+Y. · · Score: 2

      There's just the minor side issue of fraud, asshole. If they want to provide a browser (yes, and even base it off of Chromium) and use some unique feature of it to convince people to let them serve you ads, I suppose that would be marginally okay - except the bit about hijacking websites and siphoning off their revenue streams, which seems at best unethical.

      But let's not miss out on yet another opportunity to bash Google for the business model that provides you with search, email, youtube and the Chromium source tree in the first place. Perhaps you'd care to point me to alternatives that do it all for free without ad support? And don't point me to a wrapper around Google search - we're talking about viable business models that produce useful services, not simple appropriation.

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    4. Re:eFast Bad - Google Good?!? by The-Ixian · · Score: 1

      You better believe that's a paddlin'

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    5. Re:eFast Bad - Google Good?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      First thing I do when I install FireFox is to rip out Google search!
      Second thing is to install a zillion plugins to block goog/fb/twitter. (It seems the persistent, underhanded google super-cookie is gone, finally, still, one never knows...)

      Then, and only then, do I browse.

      SO, no probs finding stuff without google spying on you.

  7. lesson learned? by lkcl · · Score: 3, Informative

    windows and macosx users, listen up. GNU/Linux Distributions have a digitally-signed audit trail that goes all the way back to multiply personally-verified GPG key signatures. *NO* malware gets through that process - absolutely none. and the reason why is very simple: anyone who dares to install malware would, by virtue of the GPG-signed audit chain, be tracked back and their reputation so publicly destroyed - forever - that they would never work in the software industry ever again.

    not even microsoft or apple, no matter how they try, can replicate this audit trail, because their software installation is (a) not transparent (i.e. not trustworthy) and (b) as those corporations set themselves up as the "single choke-point" they simply don't have the time, the resources or the financial incentive to support *YOU*, the user, when *YOU* want to install some random piece of third party software.

    in short, i am sorry to have to inform you that if you run the windows or the macosx operating systems, *despite* the fact that you are perfectly entitled to install 3rd party software [for now, anyway: it's getting harder to do], despite the fact that if you choose not to install 3rd party software your computer would be completely useless - despite all these things being true and perfectly valid, i am sorry to have to inform you that *if* you choose to install 3rd party software, you get everything that you deserve.

    people who install GNU/Linux OSes don't do it "because it's fun" or "because they want a challenge of running command-line tools", they do it because they *know* and trust the digital audit trail based on the publicly-verifiable reputation of the 1000+ developers behind each distribution, and, because that trail exists, they can feel that they're safe from malware and spyware when they follow the install procedures that come with their OS.

    of course, there are those people - GNU/Linux users - who bypass that process, and perform manual installation of random unverified online packages. such people it has to be said _also_ get what they deserve.

    now, we can indeed track the MD5 checksums, and manually check the digital signatures, or even manually build the software ourselves (regardless of the OS), but the inconvenience and complexity of doing so is beyond most people - often myself included: i just cannot be bothered to compile software from source these days unless it's absolutely essential. ... but why put yourself through that?? why are you risking yourself to exposure to privacy violations and data violatinos? i genuinely don't understand why you would do that to yourself. perhaps someone could explain it to me.

    1. Re:lesson learned? by squiggleslash · · Score: 4, Informative

      Last time I installed Chrome (not Chromium, but actual Chrome) on Ubuntu I still had to download it from Google trusting Google's process rather than Canonical's. So no, it didn't go through some encryption protected carefully managed central repo. And, obviously, if someone can install software from Google via downloads, they can install other software via downloads, including malware.

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    2. Re:lesson learned? by Gaygirlie · · Score: 4, Interesting

      GNU/Linux Distributions have a digitally-signed audit trail that goes all the way back to multiply personally-verified GPG key signatures. *NO* malware gets through that process - absolutely none. and the reason why is very simple: anyone who dares to install malware would, by virtue of the GPG-signed audit chain, be tracked back and their reputation so publicly destroyed - forever - that they would never work in the software industry ever again.

      Red herring. Efast didn't arrive to people's computers via official channels. Linux is just as vulnerable to malware when stuff is being installed via unofficial channels.

      i am sorry to have to inform you that *if* you choose to install 3rd party software, you get everything that you deserve.

      Looking down on people from your high horse doesn't grant you any wisdom, it seems. People have all sorts of different needs, like e.g. not all software is available for Linux or have a good, open-source alternative. Not even all F/OSS-software is up-to-date on official repos, either. Similarly, not being aware of all the implications of security-issues and computing in general does not mean a person "deserves" all the bad things arising from their ignorance. You just wish to toot your own horn in an effort to bolster your ego.

      why are you risking yourself to exposure to privacy violations and data violatinos? i genuinely don't understand why you would do that to yourself. perhaps someone could explain it to me.

      As said above: not all software is available under Linux, not all software have reasonable F/OSS-alternatives, not all hardware works properly under Linux and so on and so forth.

    3. Re:lesson learned? by ArchieBunker · · Score: 3, Interesting

      That may be true but the software could be full of security holes. Millions of people compiled OpenSSL while never once reading it. Turned out to be swiss cheese.

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    4. Re:lesson learned? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      printf("\v"); This was published in August 1984, and credits other work prior to that, including a security critique of an "early version of Multics". It's a 40 year old attack. Your "full trust" argument is bullshit. There are mitigations for this specific trust attack, but they're not practiced widely. And other similar trust attacks aren't mitigated at all.

      If someone writes malware for Linux, there will be malware for Linux. (And it has already happened.) The only thing keeping malware on Linux from being widespread is that most people dumb enough to install random shit from a website don't run Linux. It's what protected the Mac for so long: it wasn't a juicy target. If/When Linux reaches the masses, there will be plenty of malware for it.

      You can't protect stupid people from themselves. You have to protect yourself from stupid people. That's the way the world works, regardless of your computer's operating system.

      Now get off the stump in the middle of my lawn.

    5. Re:lesson learned? by tepples · · Score: 1

      And, obviously, if someone can install software from Google via downloads, they can install other software via downloads, including malware.

      The difference is that on a GNU/Linux distro, one can choose to go without installing software via untrusted binary downloads, and this choice still produces a useful operating environment. For example, one can choose to download not actual Chrome, but Chromium.

    6. Re:lesson learned? by Tom · · Score: 1

      not even microsoft or apple, no matter how they try, can replicate this audit trail,

      Yes, it can. My OS X understands signed installs just like my Debian does. Both will not let me install an unsigned package without me explicitly saying "ok, do it".

      Which is exactly what this and any other malware will do. It will not be signed, it will need a user to click an ok button, and most users will do it, because 10+ years of useless windows popup-windows with pointless "are you sure?" cover-your-ass messages have trained them to hit the green "ok, whatever" button.

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    7. Re:lesson learned? by leiz · · Score: 2

      There is another way to go about it. If you trust Google's Linux software repository, you can install the repo's GPG key first: https://www.google.com/linuxre...

      After that, all downloads from Google, e.g. apt-get install google-chrome-stable, gets the same GPG verification as anything from Debian/Ubuntu. Downloads are still over HTTP, just like Debian/Ubuntu, because the GPG verification is there to actually verify the downloads.

    8. Re:lesson learned? by janoc · · Score: 1

      I am not sure how this post got moderated "Informative".

      Sorry, but you are seriously ignorant about how Linux package repositories work. There is not GPG signature "audit trail". Only the packages uploaded to the repositories are signed. The distros only package the code - do you really believe (and trust) that the person who has compiled and signed the package has actually verified that it is malware free? Or that everyone who posts whatever code to Github or wherever else where the distro gets their software from is required to GPG sign it so the changes can be verified? Where did you get that idea from? AFAIK, only very few projects do this - e.g. Linux Kernel requires maintainers to sign off on every patch. However, that is not common at all and most projects don't even sign even code releases!

      And how would you actually imagine the "free of malware" verification being done with the thousands of packages that are in an average Linux distro? A good example of this was the NSA weakened RNG that would up in pretty much every single Linux distribution. Or bugs like Hearbleed - the only difference between a bug and a malware is that the latter was created intentionally. Technically there is little difference and the impact can be very much the same.

      So no, cryptographically signed Linux repositories are certainly not immune to malware. There has been modified code distributed through these in the past - usually because the upstream source code repository got hacked and modified code inserted there.

      The only thing the Linux signed packages ensure is that the package that ends up on your machine is the same as the one released/uploaded by the repository maintainer. Nothing else. That protects only against stuff like the various crapware being bundled in the installers. If there is a hidden malware or a nasty bug in the actual code, you are screwed equally well. That it doesn't happen so often with Linux is mainly because Linux is not an interesting target for this type of criminals and scammers yet, not because of some impenetrable security.

      So get off your high horse, please. You have no clue.

    9. Re: lesson learned? by BarbaraHudson · · Score: 1
      You'd have more street credit if you didn't refer to it as GNU/Linux.

      gnu is a small and shrinking past of most distros. L

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    10. Re:lesson learned? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I think its about time to unleash machine learning on open source software. Provide the program with examples of bugs accidental or otherwise (obfuscated code). Include identifiers for the programmer, time of day code was changed, area of the world the code was written (helpful to contextualize time) and type of program that the code is for. I would expect patterns to emerge even if just the result of sleep deprived coding.

    11. Re:lesson learned? by behrooz0az · · Score: 0

      Yes, it can. My OS X understands signed installs just like my Debian does. Both will not let me install an unsigned package without me explicitly saying "ok, do it".

      I don't think you understand what the word trail means.

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    12. Re:lesson learned? by spire3661 · · Score: 1

      Thats what checksums are for....

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    13. Re:lesson learned? by spauldo · · Score: 1

      people who install GNU/Linux OSes don't do it "because it's fun" or "because they want a challenge of running command-line tools", they do it because they *know* and trust the digital audit trail based on the publicly-verifiable reputation of the 1000+ developers behind each distribution, and, because that trail exists, they can feel that they're safe from malware and spyware when they follow the install procedures that come with their OS.

      I install Linux because it's fun and I enjoy running command line tools.

      I did so back in the days when your only option for installing software was to download the source code and compile it.

      I have been doing so since before GPG existed (PGP was around, but people didn't sign packages with it).

      I have been doing so since before Debian started signing their repositories.

      I've watched Red Hat users install RPMs downloaded from third party sites because they had no recourse - Red Hat did not have the comprehensive package archive made possible thousands of volunteers the Debian project has (not sure what it's like now - I've heard it's improved).

      I've watched Solaris users install unsigned Solaris packages they got off people in newsgroups. I've installed unofficial Solaris packages from websites - things like newer versions of gcc that someone had built that were newer than those available on the GNU disk.

      So, speak for yourself, man.

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    14. Re:lesson learned? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      As said above: not all software is available under Linux, not all software have reasonable F/OSS-alternatives, not all hardware works properly under Linux and so on and so forth.

      It genuinely surprises me that Linux fanboys (not regular fans, just the people who are irrationally attracted to an operating system) simply do not accept these reasons you've stated, despite said reasons being extremely valid ones for not leaving Windows. I don't understand why they're dismissed so casually in conversation about the merits of Linux vs Windows.

    15. Re:lesson learned? by Tom · · Score: 2

      Really? Let me check, certificate-based systems are entirely designed around a chain of signatures. GPG signatures are... uh... well, if it's in your keychain, it will be accepted. The workaround is to sign the package that contains the public keys.

      Don't get me wrong, I like the Debian approach, it's practical and it works. But I think you are being a little too ideological.

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    16. Re:lesson learned? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Red herring. Efast didn't arrive to people's computers via official channels. Linux is just as vulnerable to malware when stuff is being installed via unofficial channels.

      Not red herring. Most Linux users install via the official signed repos. Most Windows users install from random websites.
      Most Linux users would have Chromium from the repos, not Chrome from wherever.

    17. Re:lesson learned? by lkcl · · Score: 1

      Last time I installed Chrome (not Chromium, but actual Chrome) on Ubuntu I still had to download it from Google trusting Google's process rather than Canonical's. So no, it didn't go through some encryption protected carefully managed central repo. And, obviously, if someone can install software from Google via downloads, they can install other software via downloads, including malware.

      ... and you end up being tracked, and have advertising pushed at you, and your privacy is invaded through data sharing - yes, we know. that's why the Debian GNU/Linux team took the (libre-licensed) source code for the chrome browser, did a full source code audit, *REMOVED* all of the spy-tracking, *REMOVED* all of the privacy-violating code, compiled that and released it through the standard Debian packaging system [which includes the audit trail]

      if the ubuntu team are actually bothering to properly follow this process, then you should be able to [use synaptics if you are not comfortable with command-line] just do "apt-get install chromium-browser". you will get *exactly* the same source code, minus the privacy-violating code, with the added guarantee that there is, as i described in the post, the audit trail that is near-impossible to violate.

    18. Re:lesson learned? by lkcl · · Score: 1

      Red herring. Efast didn't arrive to people's computers via official channels. Linux is just as vulnerable to malware when stuff is being installed via unofficial channels.

      ... which means that you didn't read the full contents of what i wrote before posting. in paragraph (5) i made this exact point. so you not only didn't read what i wrote, but you then detracted from the *actual* point being made, by criticising what was written without proper thought and consideration on your part.

      you then go on to conclude that i must be on a "high horse", but at the point at which you clearly didn't read each and every paragraph, i lost interest in reading further because you clearly demonstrated that it was more important to you promote *yourself* (by way of denigrating others) than to actually provide a service to readers of the article.

      please be more careful next time, eh?

  8. But... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    "...a new malicious adware which disguises itself as Google Chrome"
    Is there a difference? Maybe it's faster.

  9. Follow the money by QuietLagoon · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Instead of going after those who plant the malware (in this case, the Chrome clone), why not go after those "third party advertisers" and those who place the ads on the hijacked browser?

    1. Re:Follow the money by wbr1 · · Score: 1

      Because they claim innocence. They thought the ads were being served on regular web pages, and had no idea that it was malware spewing it out and collecting the clickthrus,

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    2. Re:Follow the money by LordWabbit2 · · Score: 1

      And they may very well be innocent. Just because some developer has found a way to milk their advertising for personal profit does not mean that they were behind the malware, just that they are a bunch of douches serving adverts. To be honest, would they even care? They want their adverts to be seen regardless of how it's done.

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  10. Eh. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Take it from someone who cleans up Windows infections on a daily basis: this is nothing new. PUP makers have been rebadging Chromium for years.

  11. Re:Mirrors the aesthetics of Chome? It's Firefox?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Sounds more like Chrome, because that's what it is: a version of Chrome for a competitors ad network.

  12. Yeah well.. by jafiwam · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    If they fixed all the rampant memory leaks in Chrome in the process I wouldn't mind much.

  13. Possible eFast Suspect by Khyber · · Score: 3, Informative

    Going through the SF repository for eFast, I have a name of one Mr. Isarith Mahappu K, of No: 15, Chapel Terrace, Stafford, ST163AH.

    Last time I can see that property for sale on the market was 14 Dec, 2007. Odds are it is still owned, probably by this same person.

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  14. Burning Question... by avandesande · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can I install the Ask toolbar on it?

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  15. no indication efast == Efast Browser malware by raymorris · · Score: 2

    It should be noted that all we know is that someone thought about publishing something called efast. We don't know that this person is involved with the Efast Browser malware.

  16. Kill the money by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Because they claim innocence. They thought the ads were being served on regular web pages, and had no idea that it was malware spewing it out and collecting the clickthrus,

    So don't go after them through the legal system. It's too corrupt and too beholden to its corporate masters to be useful anyway. Go after them with one (or dozens) of the unregulated guns flooding our streets. Fight fire with fire, or more to the point, solve one problem by exploiting another.

    Where there's a will, there's a way.

  17. Not really well disguised. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    My friend showed me this the other week there (he does network security stuff and had to deal with it at a clients).
    My first thoughts when I saw it was, "that looks fairly obvious even to a casual internet user that it isn't Chrome".
    It looked blatantly not Chrome-like.
    Hell, they even had eFast mentioned a few times.

    Malware adware trying to be legitimately useful. Things are getting weirder and weirder man.
    Next you are going to tell me that one of those fake adware anti-virus programs actually remove viruses to make them look legit.
    Instead of asking for you to send them 15 bucks to remove, they could easily just do adware and remove a few well known viruses. What little work it would take to gather a list of regular viruses (or steal them from others), add a virus scanner and boom, something that will likely get you more money than demanding payments for removal.

    I dunno, I haven't had to deal with those things for a while, maybe they do exist more these days.
    I know there is a lot of plain adware with no other use, but useful adware software was far less common back when I dealt with things regularly.
    I tried to remove myself from dealing with tech illiterates. I was mostly successful, besides having to deal with family. Kill me now.

  18. A Chrome clone? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    A Chrome clone? Has the new "improved" Firefox been released already?

  19. Which attacks need to be mitigated? by tepples · · Score: 1

    There are mitigations for this specific trust attack, but they're not practiced widely.

    I assume you're referring to David A. Wheeler's "diverse double-compiling" mitigation for the Ken Thompson attack. How are you sure that the major GNU/Linux distributors don't do this on their compile farms?

    And other similar trust attacks aren't mitigated at all.

    To which "similar trust attacks" do you refer, so that we can put them on the wishlist for mitigation?

  20. Badly named by ilsaloving · · Score: 1

    They should have called this thing Cymothoa Exigua instead.

  21. I'm confused... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Why would people go to download Chrome from a site that isn't the official Google page? It's not like it's hard to find... If somebody does download and get stuck with this crap, they deserve it.

    1. Re:I'm confused... by Walter+White · · Score: 1

      It can happen more easily than you think. Google "download chrome" and see what you get. The 4th choice was some scum-bag site which may actually provide eFast.

  22. Cost of attending key-signing parties by tepples · · Score: 1

    GNU/Linux Distributions have a digitally-signed audit trail that goes all the way back to multiply personally-verified GPG key signatures. *NO* malware gets through that process - absolutely none.

    By "multiply personally-verified GPG key signatures", I assume you're referring to the requirement to attend a key-signing party in person with a Debian Developer. For upstream maintainers who live outside cycling distance of a Debian Developer willing to act as a sponsor for the upstream maintainer's package, this could end up throwing out the baby (a useful application that happens to have been developed by an upstream maintainer living far from the nearest Debian Developer) with the bathwater (malware).

    i just cannot be bothered to compile software from source these days unless it's absolutely essential. ... but why put yourself through that??

    Because you want to use a particular program now, not wait for a few years down the road once its upstream maintainer's financial situation has improved to the point where its upstream maintainer can travel by airplane to key-signing parties.

  23. Great Firewall by tepples · · Score: 2

    Why would people go to download Chrome from a site that isn't the official Google page?

    One possibility is that someone lives in a country where all ISPs block downloads from Google.

    1. Re:Great Firewall by behrooz0az · · Score: 1

      One possibility is that someone lives in a country where google blocks all access.

      FTFY
      FWIW I live in one so it's real, I assure you that one.

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  24. what's different by bkr1_2k · · Score: 1

    How is that different than Chrome itself? Isn't that the point of Google's browser; to serve 3rd party ads to me and track my usage?

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  25. To be fair... by Penguinisto · · Score: 1

    Well...

    • On the OSX side - if you stick strictly to the App Store (the walled garden), *somebody* had to pay to get that dev license and the app submitted, so while not as excellent as a GPG trail, it does track back to some known entity... and while not perfect, the track record is pretty damned solid.
    • On Linux - unless you strictly limit your downloads from trusted and known YUM/APT/etc repos, you're just as much at risk in Linux as you are on any other OS. The good news is, nearly everything you need can be found on the trusted and known repos that come with your distro. That said, not everything a person wants will be found there.
    • On Windows - if you are sufficiently careful about where you get your executables (e.g. buy them at a trusted store, load them from known good media that you bought earlier, etc), you, well, nevermind... even the Microsoft app store isn't fully trustworthy yet.

    Long story short? It all boils down to only installing things that you got from fully trusted sources (no, CNET's download.com is not a trusted source in my opinion, specifically because of the crapware/shovelware that they foist on the unwary user.) That, and avoid using fscking Windows, apparently...

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  26. Re:This program's only available for Windows by fisted · · Score: 1

    Where is the source to that software you're advertising in a way more obnoxious than flashing modal full-screen ads?

  27. Re:Malwarebytes' folks have it (where's yours?) by fisted · · Score: 1

    [incoherent gibberish]

    Sorry, I can't parse your message for the most part, maybe because it is full of advertisements.

    Where exactly do I find the source code to your program?

  28. Blocking ads serves yet another purpose by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Blocking ads would be an early warning you caught this Malware once it started spamming you with advertising. Thank you ad blockers!

  29. LOL: Didn't like "eating your words" fool? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: "Rinse, Lather, & Repeat" you illiterate dolt -> http://it.slashdot.org/comment...

    * Tell us - how did "eating your words" taste, dimwit?

    (No doubt terrible considering you STUCK YOUR FOOT IN YOUR MOUTH & rammed them down your throat, washed down with the "bitter taste of SELF-defeat", lol...)

    APK

    P.S.=> Lastly - If you can't determine the meaning of words or phrases from within the context of the framework in which they're used? YOU HAVE AN ILLITERACY PROBLEM - so, I'd recommend remedial reading lessons such as "hooked on phonics" for you, lmao... apk

    1. Re:LOL: Didn't like "eating your words" fool? by fisted · · Score: 1

      Unfortunately I couldn't find the source code at "Malwarebytes' folks have it".
      So my question stands, where can I look at the source code?

      Or, for what purpose exactly are you keeping it secret?
      Why are you getting so mad over a curious mind wanting to look at it?

      (Let's pretend the amount of red-headed spit-spraying anger in your replies wouldn't make the answer quite obvious).

  30. Malwarebytes' folks have it (where's yours?) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: 1st - trolls like you aren't capable of producing decent wares! 2nd - The article's source folks do (they've already blocked the download sources + the ads it injects, so my ware gets that benefit by accretion/osmosis from the data they produce which my ware imports) as they verified my code as safe before HOSTING & RECOMMENDING IT above all others like it here http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl...

    * :)

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it -> http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus per this VERY recent testing of them all http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    &

    It's safe proven by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model too https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ---

    It doesn't GET anymore trustworthy than endorsements like that (which you don't have & never will, lol) - plus, face it: I don't OWE ANYONE my code, least of all "Open SORES" thiefs (which this article itself evidences using CHROME CODE for malicious purposes) - I am a FIRM BELIEVER that "Open SORES" merely compounds code thievery - this article proves it all the more & for MALICIOUS purposes!

    APK

    P.S.=> LASTLY - Good ole' "ne'er-do-well" FISTED couldn't stand having to "eat his words" so he TRIED vainly & effetely to "downmod hide" this-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... when I posted it before, lol... weak!

    ... apk

  31. This program's only available for Windows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: It stops this malware's ad sources APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    ---

    FREE & not 'souled-out' to advertisers + adds speed, security & reliability & does FAR more w/ FAR less more efficiently vs. redundant browser addons & locally installed DNS servers @ home + fixes DNS' many security issues & it stops a LOT of tracking @ webpage + DNS levels combined too from 1 file you already NATIVELY have - firewalls do the rest (on lesser used IP address based tracking vs. host-domain name type).

    ---

    It obtains data vs. many types of online threats & for adbanner blocking from 10 reputable sites in the security community!

    ---

    It SPEEDS YOU UP 2 ways (adblocking + locally cached in RAM favorites placed @ the TOP of hosts for fastest resolution speed vs. remote DNS also aiding reliability) vs. other "so-called security 'solutions'" SLOWING YOU!

    ---

    It does all that via something you natively have vs. "bolting on browser addons 'MOAR'" that's usermode slower & increases messagepassing, cpu + ram overheads!

    ---

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it -> http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus per this VERY recent testing of them all http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    &

    It's safe proven by 57 antivirus programs recently in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    In its 32-bit model too https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    ---

    * "The premise is quite simple: Take something designed by nature & reprogram it to make it work for the body rather than against it..." - Dr. Alice Krippen: "I am legend".

    APK

    P.S.=> By "yours truly" - "The Lord of Hosts" so-to-speak:

    PERTINENT QUOTE/EXCERPT:

    "The image this title brings to mind is of a mighty military commander, one who can at a mere word summon rank upon rank of protective power" from https://answers.yahoo.com/ques... & THAT WORD = hosts!

    (Accept NO substitutes!)

    ...apk

  32. You're welcome... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject & the BEST adblocker (+ far more)-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... that does FAR MORE than ANY single browser addon (souled-out & crippled by default) for FAR LESS RESOURCES CONSUMED with something you already natively have!

    * :)

    APK

    P.S.=> "Onwards & UPWARDS!!!"... apk

  33. hairyshill by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    how much are you paid to shill for M$ and AMD, mythical small business owner?

  34. Hairyfeet no doubt splattered YOU... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: ... All over the pages of /. @ some point on some topic. I say this due to your true cowardly unidentifiable post, worm.

    * Individuals like yourself are pitiful. Did you know that? Now you do... since that's EXACTLY what normal folks like myself think of wastes of life like yourself.

    APK

    P.S.=> These puny reprehensible WORMS & trolls have no shame. Then again, they have NO PRIDE either (since all they are is waste of LIFE "ne'er-do-wells", & nothing more - AND THEY KNOW IT!)... apk

  35. eFast Browser malicious adware .. by nickweller · · Score: 1

    How does this malicious adware get installed onto the system and does it run on Apple OS X, Android or Linux?

  36. Re:This program's only available for Windows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    My personal host file compilation is much better then yours. It is faster and smaller then yours can ever hope to be with no false positives.

  37. Write them & quit the "innocent" routine troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Ask Mr. Steven Burn (great help to me MANY times, & very good researcher of malicious sites). That'll shut you up fast as always!

    Why am I "keeping it secret"? It's MY work, NOT YOURS or ANYONE else's is why... so, I'll do as I see fit on that account!

    Plus - IF THIS ARTICLE DOESN'T POINT OUT A WEAK SIDE OF "Open SORES" code?? Then you're outside your mind since Chrome's code was abused in it!

    (No sir - that is NOT happening to me, ever!)

    Nor as I said, am I "big" on letting others use my code UNLESS I see that it fixes theirs or helps it (as in the case of UltraDefrag for example as one of a few I've helped in that case).

    APK

    P.S.=> Lastly - please: You've "given me guff" before, so WHO are you trying to fool now, hmmm? I know you're a damned troll & this is proof thereof from the past + your trolling antics then too -> http://games.slashdot.org/comm... + http://linux.slashdot.org/comm...

    YOU JUST DON'T "GET IT", DO YOU? EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU TROLLS? I've got you CLOCKED in many FAILS vs. myself, those are just some of what I have on you, so, please:

    QUIT TRYING TO PLAY "INNOCENT" HERE TROLL - you're not fooling anyone but yourself ... apk

  38. Really? Where is it?? apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: I don't know how it could be "better" since I use the security community's data for hosts vs. threats online... but then, ANYONE can just "talk a good game"... I actually am out there DOING a great game!

    * :)

    (That's in addition to the, oh, 200++ or so adbanners or sites I find with malscript in them too on my own each day...)

    I rarely, if ever, get "false positives" - the security community sites I get my data from do 'purges' of those daily pretty much, if/when they happen (fairly rare actually).

    Besides & here is the TRUE beauty of hosts files: Control!

    You have TOTAL LOCAL EASY CONTROL of their content yourself, easily, since hosts have a very easily human readable format (try that with regular expressions that say, AlmostALLAdsBlocked, or UBlock use... ) using a texteditor like notepad.exe to remote 'false positives' you note for example!

    APK

    P.S.=> I let users BUILD THEIR OWN, I don't send out my hosts file - only the program that comes HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by the VERY BEST antimalware company on the planet that hosts it for me too... apk

    1. Re:Really? Where is it?? apk by fisted · · Score: 1

      Okay, but where do I find the source?

  39. Re:Write them & quit the "innocent" routine tr by fisted · · Score: 1

    So to summarize, you're heavily advertising a proprietary closed-source program that security-aware people are supposed to execute on their machines no questions asked.
    You advertise this program in the name of stopping obnoxious advertising, the irony of which seems to be lost on you.
    Plus, you get angry when being inquired about whether one could take a peek in.

    It figures. I have no further questions.

    BTW, if you want to make me look like a troll, don't use my +5 Informative comments as the base of your argument. Use those at -1, it will be more effective. HTH

  40. Summarize this troll - you FAIL... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    APK Hosts File Engine 9.0++ SR-2 32/64-bit http://start64.com/index.php?o...

    MalwareBytes' hpHosts Admin (MalwareBytes employee) hosts & recommends it http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... & MalwareBytes = BEST antivirus http://www.av-test.org/en/news...

    &

    It's safe per 57 antivirus programs in BOTH its 64-bit model https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    +

    a 32-bit model too https://www.virustotal.com/en/...

    APK

    P.S.=> Heck, just for the heck of it & to put "salt in your wounds"? How about THIS too (Virscan says it's safe too):

    http://f.virscan.org/APKHostsF...

    ... apk

    1. Re:Summarize this troll - you FAIL... apk by fisted · · Score: 1

      If it was actually safe, you wouldn't need to go out of your way like this, trying to make everyone believe it is, in boldface no less, spamming your ads all over the place.

    2. Re:Summarize this troll - you FAIL... apk by fisted · · Score: 1

      Okay, but where do I find the source code?

  41. Answer this simple question too Fisted... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Fisted does Symantec\Norton, Kaspersky, AVG, McAfee/Intel, or MalwareBytes open source their code for others to steal as Chrome's here was? Answer that weasel!

    * :)

    (Next I'll predict not ONLY will you evade that question, but also a "summary" of the link below (my other post to you)).

    I also wouldn't even *TRY* to "cut them down" either, until YOU HAVE DONE BETTER yourself...

    APK

    P.S.=> - & again "summarize this" -> http://it.slashdot.org/comment...

    1. Re:Answer this simple question too Fisted... apk by fisted · · Score: 1

      do[] Symantec\Norton, Kaspersky, AVG, McAfee/Intel, or MalwareBytes open source their code

      No, they don't. Are they trustworthy? No. Are they shit? Yes.

      What's your point?

      P.S.=> - & again "summarize this" -> http://it.slashdot.org/comment...

      You want me to summarize one of your comment? Uh oh, I can try.
      "Mentally retarded crackpot is off his meds again, types random gibberish into his web browser."

      OK?

    2. Re:Answer this simple question too Fisted... apk by KGIII · · Score: 1

      Hey now... There's nothing wrong with open source. There's something wrong with stupid people. Those people will remain the same regardless of source. Also, you can't steal what is given away so if they're giving the source away then it wasn't really stolen. ;-)

      --
      "So long and thanks for all the fish."
    3. Re:Answer this simple question too Fisted... apk by fisted · · Score: 1

      That's nice and all, but where can I have a look at the source?

  42. Re:Write them & quit the "innocent" routine tr by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Fisted anyone can use sockpuppet alternate accounts to upmod themselves like you do and +5's no big accomplishment. /. forums are a ridiculously abused moderation system here.

  43. What? No "summary" this time?? LOL! apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Says it all for me better than I can - you FAIL, troll...

    (Cat got your tongue now?? LMAO!)

    Try hard? I don't even HAVE TO TRY vs. trolls like you - facts do the job for me QUITE nicely shutting you up.

    APK

    P.S.=> What's the matter? Don't care to argue with facts you can't deny from almost 60 antivirus programs saying my program's safe from 3 different respected sources?? You can't argue with that. Nor could you validly argue vs. this -> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ... apk

    1. Re:What? No "summary" this time?? LOL! apk by fisted · · Score: 1

      Your hilarious show couldn't underline my point more clearly.

  44. Aha: Who's off his meds? You are... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    "FoAmiNg-@-TeH-MouTh" w/ failed off-topic illogical ad hominem attacks as you FAIL vs. this -> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... & this -> http://it.slashdot.org/comment...

    * :)

    (Big talker "Fisted" hasn't done BETTER than the fairly highly esteemed companies that have been successful in security for decades BUT HASN'T DONE BETTER THAN THEY HAVE ON THE SECURITY FRONT HIMSELF!)

    APK

    P.S.=> Facts & truth from respected sources - they ALWAYS get these troll weasels like "Fisted" foaming & raging - So, DO take those meds you projected you need fisted, lol... apk

    1. Re:Aha: Who's off his meds? You are... apk by fisted · · Score: 1

      Okay, let's assume your program is actually safe.

      Then you keeping the source secret can only mean one thing: Your source code is shit and you know it.
      What is it, have you written it in Visual Basic?

  45. Fisted you failed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Both here http://it.slashdot.org/comment... + here http://it.slashdot.org/comment... badly. Facts too much for you? Yes.

    1. Re:Fisted you failed by fisted · · Score: 1

      Sorry, I can't see the source there. Where is it?

    2. Re:Fisted you failed by Kisame217 · · Score: 1

      Hats off to you for shutting up APK.

  46. Why "malicious"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Why label this software as "malicious"? It looks perfectly innocent and legal to me. They forked Chromium (legally) and are now pushing their freeware clone of Chromium to users, only asking them to watch some ads in return. So, it's an ordinary adware product, still perfectly legal. It looks to me that Chromium is trying to stifle the competition by spreading FUD. Now, this is an anticompetitive practice and as such it surely is illegal.

  47. Re:Write them & quit the "innocent" routine tr by fisted · · Score: 1

    That doesn't explain where I can find the source.

  48. Re:Malwarebytes' folks have it (where's yours?) by fisted · · Score: 1

    Interesting. Where can I read the source, though?

  49. Re:This program's Windows only too by fisted · · Score: 1

    I'm having a little trouble finding the source of your program.

  50. Re:This program's only available for Windows by fisted · · Score: 1

    I don't understand. Where is the source again?

  51. I don't owe you it. It's mine, not yours. Get it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's a "summary" of yours vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    APK

    P.S.=> Cat got your tongue "suddenly"? apk

  52. Where's your "summary" now suddenly vs. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    APK

    P.S.=> Cat got your tongue "suddenly"? apk

    1. Re:Where's your "summary" now suddenly vs. by fisted · · Score: 1

      I'll gladly summarize "your ware". Where is the source code I need in order to do that?

  53. Explain why I can't find a 'summary' now? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's a "summary" of yours vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    APK

    P.S.=> Cat got your tongue "suddenly"? apk

    1. Re:Explain why I can't find a 'summary' now? by fisted · · Score: 1

      Okay, where is the source?

  54. I'm not obligated to give it to you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's a "summary" of yours vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    APK

    P.S.=> Cat got your tongue "suddenly"? apk

    1. Re:I'm not obligated to give it to you by fisted · · Score: 1

      I never said you're obligated. I'm questioning why you keep it a secret if there's nothing wrong with it.
      I'm looking forward to see the source code.

  55. ~60 antiviruses from 3 diff. sources say it is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's a "summary" of yours vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    ---

    YOU LIKE APPLES?

    How d'ya like THEM apples??

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:~60 antiviruses from 3 diff. sources say it is by fisted · · Score: 1

      Little reality check: Were I a user, why would I want to read the source code?

      gents like myself, software engineers/programmers

      Thanks for the laugh

  56. Learn to read. I told you YOU can't have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's a "summary" of yours vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    ---

    YOU LIKE APPLES?

    How d'ya like THEM apples??

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:Learn to read. I told you YOU can't have it by fisted · · Score: 1

      I'm not sure whether this comment contains the information i'm looking for.
      A reminder: I'm looking for the source code.

    2. Re:Learn to read. I told you YOU can't have it by fisted · · Score: 1

      No, but where is your program's source code again?

  57. Interesting: Where's your "summaries" now? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: ...vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    Again: I'm NOT obligated to give away MY hard work so it can be stolen & misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Besides - a MENIAL TECHIE DOLT like you that can't code can't code... I see nothing from you that's any good (where's your code I can see or use that others here like? They do mine, see below...) - all "your kind" does is use others work, creating nothing of your own.

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to?

    ... apk

    1. Re:Interesting: Where's your "summaries" now? by fisted · · Score: 1

      My *what*? Hosts file engine? I guess if I wasn't able to configure a firewall and a DNS resolver, *and* dumb enough to think abusing the hosts file was reliable I might have written som-- oh, wait, no. Not even in that case. Nevermind.

      That said, where can I find the source code of your program?

  58. Fisted as his sockpuppet Kisame217 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: ...vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    Again: I'm NOT obligated to give away MY hard work so it can be stolen & misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    ---

    YOU LIKE APPLES?

    How d'ya like THEM apples??

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  59. Wouldn't be useful to you: You can't code by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's your "summary" vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    Again: I'm NOT obligated to give away MY hard work so it can be stolen & misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    ---

    YOU LIKE APPLES?

    How d'ya like THEM apples??

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:Wouldn't be useful to you: You can't code by fisted · · Score: 1

      Why are you spamming dozens of the same comment, and where is the source code to your program?

  60. You can't code, you wouldn't understand it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    Again: I'm NOT obligated to give away MY hard work so it can be stolen & misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    ---

    YOU LIKE APPLES?

    How d'ya like THEM apples??

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:You can't code, you wouldn't understand it by fisted · · Score: 1

      Please email me the source.

  61. Re:I don't owe you it. It's mine, not yours. Get i by fisted · · Score: 1

    How could I possibly write such a summary without being able to see "your ware"?
    It can only mean you must be willing to provide your source code, so where exactly can I find it?

  62. This article PROVES differently... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Nothing wrong with it? This article shows how easily it's misused for malicious purposes!

    APK

    P.S.=> It's so easy to use OTHERS' WORK rather than doing your own, isn't it? That's part of why I don't give away my sourcecode (so it's not stolen & used by others taking credit for MY work OR how easily it can be misused as this article clearly proves)... apk

    1. Re:This article PROVES differently... apk by KGIII · · Score: 1

      The article only proves that people are stupid. It doesn't prove that it is inherently bad. You should know that. I'm also not a zealot or anything. I think closed source is just fine. However, it's not inherently evil. It's just that people can take advantage of stupid people regardless of how the source is licensed.

      --
      "So long and thanks for all the fish."
  63. You couldn't understand it in the 1st place by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: You can't code! Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses seeing my ware safe via 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    Again: I'm NOT obligated to give away MY hard work so it can be stolen & misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    ---

    YOU LIKE APPLES?

    How d'ya like THEM apples??

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:You couldn't understand it in the 1st place by fisted · · Score: 1

      Yes. Wait, no. Wait, yes. Wait, whatever.
      Back to the topic: Where's the source?

  64. Learn to read - I told you YOU can't have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Again: I'm NOT obligated to give away MY hard work so it can be stolen & misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    ---

    YOU LIKE APPLES?

    How d'ya like THEM apples??

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:Learn to read - I told you YOU can't have it by fisted · · Score: 1

      What makes you believe I can't code? Where is the source code to your program?

  65. Am I obligated to give you my source? No by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: You can see my ware easily here http://start64.com/index.php?o... & I'm NOT obligated to give away MY hard work so it can be misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:Am I obligated to give you my source? No by fisted · · Score: 1

      Yes, but where is your program's source code again?

  66. Learn to read. I told you YOU can't have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Where's YOUR CODE that's better? It's not. You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    ---

    YOU LIKE APPLES?

    How d'ya like THEM apples??

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  67. Learn to read: I told you YOU can't have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Where's YOUR CODE that's better? It's not. You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    ---

    YOU LIKE APPLES?

    How d'ya like THEM apples??

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:Learn to read: I told you YOU can't have it by fisted · · Score: 1

      tl;dr. Where is your source code?

    2. Re:Learn to read: I told you YOU can't have it by fisted · · Score: 1

      Maybe. Where is your program's source code?

    3. Re:Learn to read: I told you YOU can't have it by fisted · · Score: 1

      TL;DR. Where's the source?

  68. Learn to read: I told you YOU can't have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Where's YOUR CODE that's better? It's not. You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    ---

    YOU LIKE APPLES?

    How d'ya like THEM apples??

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  69. You don't know how to code by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: You wouldn't understand code & monkeys do a stupid thing to bolt on more w/security issues like DNS!

    APK

    P.S.=> I told you several times - YOU can't have my sourcecode. A menial monkey like you wouldn't understand it and probably misuses it the way Chrome's code was per this article OR claim it as "his own". Yes, you're unskilled in computing, stupid for "bolting on 'MoAr' that means more resource use & moving parts for breakdown + exploit, & yes - a mere MENIAL that can't create anything of his own, lol.... apk

    1. Re:You don't know how to code by fisted · · Score: 1

      I'm not sure what makes you feel qualified to judge that.

      I'm starting to believe that you don't have the source code yourself. You're probably distributing someone else's program and they aren't giving you access to the source code, maybe for the reasons you're projecting on me.

  70. You don't code. You wouldn't understand it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Where's YOUR CODE that's better? It's not. You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    ---

    YOU LIKE APPLES?

    How d'ya like THEM apples??

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:You don't code. You wouldn't understand it by fisted · · Score: 1

      Where is the source code to this marvelous software-engineering masterpiece?

  71. Where's YOUR code others like then? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Where's YOUR CODE that's better? It's not. You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    ---

    YOU LIKE APPLES?

    How d'ya like THEM apples??

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:Where's YOUR code others like then? by fisted · · Score: 1

      Of course you aren't. Back to the topic: Where is the source code of your webscale enterprise application?

  72. Learn to read: MalwareBytes' folks have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Where's YOUR CODE that's better? It's not. You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    ---

    YOU LIKE APPLES?

    How d'ya like THEM apples??

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:Learn to read: MalwareBytes' folks have it by fisted · · Score: 1

      Perhaps. But I *still* don't know where I can find the source code of your low-time-to-market streamlined business automation solution.

    2. Re:Learn to read: MalwareBytes' folks have it by fisted · · Score: 1

      Why isn't the source code available when there's nothing wrong with the program?

    3. Re:Learn to read: MalwareBytes' folks have it by fisted · · Score: 1

      Your newsletter is intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your ideas.

      I'd also like to read the source code of your program, I'm not sure if you noticed. Where can I find it?

    4. Re:Learn to read: Malwarebytes' folks have it by fisted · · Score: 1

      I've just shown you code that's likely better than your Visual Basic program.

      That said, where's the source?

    5. Re:Learn to read: MalwareBytes' folks have it by fisted · · Score: 1

      Are you trying exponential growth here? Is that what happened to your source code, too? (Which is /where/ exactly, btw?)

    6. Re:Learn to read: MalwareBytes' folks have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      It looks like you're trying to forums slide bury your fails vs. apk Fisted.

  73. Learn to read: MalwareBytes' folks have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's yours? I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Where's YOUR CODE that's better? It's not. You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  74. I don't see programs others like from you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: It answers that. See subject: Where's yours? I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Where's YOUR CODE that's better? It's not. You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:I don't see programs others like from you by fisted · · Score: 1

      But why isn't the source code available when there's nothing wrong with the program?

  75. LOL: I spent 24++ yrs. building those by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: In the Fortune 500 & I told you MalwareBytes folks have my code & I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Where's YOUR CODE that's better? It's not. You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> So where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:LOL: I spent 24++ yrs. building those by fisted · · Score: 1

      Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your source code.

    2. Re:LOL: I spent 24++ yrs. building those by fisted · · Score: 1

      while (!seen_the_source())
          ask_for_the_source();

      That said, where is your source code?

  76. LOL: I spent 24++ yrs. building those by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: In the Fortune 500 & I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Where's YOUR CODE that's better? It's not. You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  77. Learn to read: MalwareBytes' folks have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's yours others of that calibre host & recommend it + others here like it? It's NOT, lol! I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  78. Seeing is believing: I don't see your program by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: That others here like & the likes of Malwarebytes' hosts + recommends? It's not. End of subject - I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused like Chrome's code is in this article!

    Where's YOUR CODE that's better? It's not. You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> You're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:Seeing is believing: I don't see your program by fisted · · Score: 1

      Your source code is intriguing to me and i wish to subscribe to your source code.

  79. Learn to read: I don't want it misused by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Where's YOUR CODE that's better? It's not. You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> As far as "sucking", well ok - where's YOURS to compare it to? It's not since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:Learn to read: I don't want it misused by fisted · · Score: 1

      To clarify, I host [APKs] software on my on one of my personal servers (not Malwarebytes owned or related) and have it listed on the hpHosts site, but this is not an endorsement by Malwarebytes - only me personally.

      I think I'll just leave this here.

      That said, where's the source code?

  80. Learn to read: Malwarebytes' folks have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's yours others here like & that Malwarebytes hosts + recommends? I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Where's YOUR CODE that's better? It's not. You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> You don't have anything to show since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  81. Learn to read: MalwareBytes' folks have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's yours others here like & that Malwarebytes hosts + recommends? I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Where's YOUR CODE that's better? It's not. You can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> You don't have anything to show since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  82. Learn to read: I told you YOU can't have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Obviously you can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your program others here like & that Malwarebytes hosts + recommends??

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> You don't have anything to show since you're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  83. He's a Malwarebytes' employee by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Does he endorse your work + host & recommend it? No. Where's yours others here like? It's not, lol (mere 'talk' from you, nothing more). I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Obviously you can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> You're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

    1. Re:He's a Malwarebytes' employee by fisted · · Score: 1

      Still it means that your claim that malwarebytes recommends your sh^Hoftware is nothing but a lie. So with that gone, there's one more reason to want to look at the source code, before not using your program anyway.

      How can I obtain said source code?

    2. Re:He's a Malwarebytes' employee by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Fisted learn to read. Apk says Malwarebytes folks do and they do http://hosts-file.net/?s=Downl... in that link. They also have his sourcecode. Neither is a lie. Your lies are saying you can code. So where are your programs I can see? They're not. Others like apk's work. Even malwarebytes people and slashdotters too quoted as saying that. How about you? Nothing. You're a blowhard windbag Fisted. Apk's right about you. You're a troll and a do nothing.

  84. It's not VB (so much for what you know) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's your WORKING program others here like that Malwarebytes folks host + recommend & have the source to? It's not. I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Obviously you can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> You don't have anything to show! You're an unskilled menial techie/admin - the kind that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  85. Learn to read: MalwareBytes' folks have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's your program others here like that Malwarebytes folks host + recommend & have the source to? LOL, it's not - just mere 'talk' outta you!

    I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Obviously you can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> You don't have anything to show as you're an unskilled menial techie/admin that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  86. Where's your program others here like? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: That Malwarebytes folks host + recommend & have the source to? LOL, it's not - just mere 'talk' outta you!

    I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Obviously you can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> You don't have anything to show as you're an unskilled menial techie/admin that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  87. It's no lie: He's a malwarebytes employee by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's your program others here like that Malwarebytes folks host + recommend & have the source to? LOL, it's not - just mere 'talk' outta you!

    I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Obviously you can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> You don't have anything to show as you're an unskilled menial techie/admin that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  88. Learn to read: Malwarebytes' folks have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's your program others here like that Malwarebytes folks host + recommend & have the source to? LOL, it's not - just mere 'talk' outta you!

    I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Obviously you can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> You don't have anything to show as you're an unskilled menial techie/admin that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  89. Learn to read: Malwarebytes folks have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's your program others here like that Malwarebytes folks host + recommend & have source to? LOL, it's not - just mere 'talk' outta you & illiteracy!

    I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Obviously you can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> You don't have anything to show! You're an unskilled menial techie/admin that couldn't do a thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  90. Learn to read: Malwarebytes folks have it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject: Where's your program others here like that Malwarebytes folks host + recommend & have the source to? LOL, it's not - just mere 'talk' outta you!

    I'm NOT obligated to give away MY work so it's misused the way Chrome's code is in this article!

    Obviously you can't code so how would you understand anyone's source?

    Where's your 'summary' vs. ~60 antiviruses finding my ware safe from 3 diff. sources-> http://it.slashdot.org/comment... ?

    * Cat got your tongue "suddenly"?

    ---

    As far as opinions of my program & how it works, vs. your utter DO NOTHING "ne'er-do-well" troll MENIAL who can't code b.s from you?

    ---

    "his hosts program is actually pretty good" - by xenotransplant (4179011) on Monday August 10, 2015 @03:34PM (#50287195)

    "I like your host file system." - by Karmashock (2415832) on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @03:57PM (#50489401)

    "APK is kinda right... I've given up on JS based adblocking and gone to blackholing in /etc/hosts, just like it was back in the 90s. The computational load has gotten intolerable for any ad-blocking using JS. I've tried his hosts file generating software. It works." - by bmo (77928) on Thursday October 15, 2015 @11:30AM (#50736071)

    "Actually, APK is totally right on this count. Adblock Plus on Firefox mobile is a dog on older, or lower end, phones. A hostfile based adblocker makes for a much better experience in this context. Of course, your phone has to be rooted, which isn't the case with Firefox + adblock." - by chihowa (366380) on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:40AM (#49705641)

    "his hosts tool is actually useful for those cases in which one does indeed want to locally block stuff outright while consuming minimum system resources" by alexgieg (948359) on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:57AM (#50596461)

    APK

    P.S.=> You don't have anything to show as you're an unskilled menial techie/admin that couldn't do a damn thing on computers minus gents like myself, software engineers/programmers, to make tools for you to USE, user... apk

  91. Chrome's code was used for malware... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    No KGIII - the article PROVES Open "SORES" code gets misused, no questions asked...

    APK

    P.S.=> Tell us - what happened here? Didn't CHROME'S VERY CODE GET USED TO BUSHWHACK OTHERS ONLINE?? Absolutely... apk

    1. Re:Chrome's code was used for malware... apk by KGIII · · Score: 1

      I don't disagree with that. I disagree with the premise that the problem is open source and not stupid people. No, my friend, the problem is stupid people. I'm not sure how we'll work around that. You'll get stupid people doing stupid things no matter what the source licensing is. Look at all the idiots who argue that a hosts file isn't any good for anything. See? Stupid people. They'll be stupid people even if the source is locked away.

      --
      "So long and thanks for all the fish."
  92. Chrome's open sores code turned to malware by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Doesn't change the fact Open source Chrome's code was misused for malware showing it's that easy to do.

    APK

    P.S.=> You can *try* to "doubletalk" all day vs. that - doesn't change a damn thing... apk

  93. What do stupid people have to do with it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Fact: Malware makers abusing Chrome's source to make a malware out of it. That's this article's facts which makes my point there, fact. Stupid people have NOTHING to do with that. Period. It clearly IS a weakness of "Open SORES" as this article proves it can be abused that way no questions asked.

    I do this for a living, did pretty damn well at it (home, car all paid off, decent amount of saving & a business of my own in that & realestate too since 2009 due to that being the 'stepping stone' to being an OWNER, not a wageslave renter fool). Have you? No.

    I & have as a pro for 23++ yrs. until I went part-time only 2008 onward consulting now for the likes of Hilton, United Airlines, Universities and Hospitals + Fortune 100-500 before it (Except now, for extremely high rates - I should've done this ages ago before that & colleagues I had told me I waited too long).

    You don't, first of all. You can't "tell me how it is here" on MY ballcourt. Your forte is math, not computing. Don't even TRY tell me "they're the same" since they're NOT.

    Secondly, those idiots arguing with me about hosts are exactly that. Like I told you: I've never, EVER had them take me down proving me incorrect on them. Not once and for many years.

    I'm not stupid either on who they are or who they represent. I've LITERALLY busted 2-3 who work for advertisers, others that are LITERALLY professional trolls for hire.

    Would you like proof of those words from me too, with easily verified backing?

    I can have it to you right after you reply - just ask.

    APK

    P.S.=> KGIII, now *IF* you think that doesn't go on? Don't fool yourself... I've seen antivirus companies try shit on Spybot for example and got busted for it. It happens all the time in the political world (HBGary anyone?) and for the LOVE OF MONEY (Google's lost tons due to nearly 50% of internet users using adblockers now) they'll do anything - stupid bastards don't realize people are NOT stupid & see it too... they don't care: They think we're all stupid cattle... dumb: Underestimating your customer know-how is exactly that and makes them stupid... apk